HomeMy WebLinkAbout3839 (31)Ordinance No. 3860
(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
CFN= 175 - Business License
Passed - 9/18/2007
Rental Housing Safety - Creation of STAR Program
(adding new Chapter 5.14)
Amended by Ord. 3968 (Sec. 5.14.120(B)(1)(c)
ORDINANCE NO. 900(0/0
AN ORDINANCE of the city council of the city of
Kent, Washington, amending the Kent City Code to add
a new chapter 5.14, entitled "Rental Housing Safety."
RECITALS
A. A significant number of multi -unit rental housing properties exist
within the city of Kent. For the most part, multi -unit rental property owners and
managers are responsible and create a safe housing option for renters within the
city. However, there are some multiunit rental housing property owners who fail
to maintain their properties and thereby cause a deterioration in the quality of life
for their renters, and these properties have a detrimental effect on the value of
adjoining properties. Moreover, some multi -unit rental housing property owners
fail to screen prospective tenants and fail to take action to remove tenants who
utilize the property for unlawful activity. This creates an unsafe environment for
renters and those residing or conducting business on nearby property.
B. City codes have proven ineffective in encouraging multi -unit rental
housing property owners who maintain unsafe properties, or properties which are
detrimental to the surrounding community, to clean up the properties or take
measures to exclude criminals from the properties.
C. The Public Safety Committee considered the adoption of an
ordinance to address problems with multi -unit rental housing at its meetings of
February 13, March 13, May 8, June 12, July 10, and September 11, 2007. The
j Committee accepted comment from the Kent Chamber of Commerce, the Rental
Housing Association, the Olympic Rental Association, and rental property owners.
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City staff also spoke and met with staff members, attorneys, and lobbyists who
represent the Rental Housing Association and the Manufactured Housing
Communities of Washington. The ordinance set forth below was altered over the
course of a number of months as a result of input received from these interested
parties.
D. The city council has developed this ordinance to give the police
department and code enforcement staff the tools necessary to encourage multi-
unit rental housing property owners to maintain and improve the safety, quality,
and appearance of the rental properties they own, and therefore, provide a safer
living environment for renters.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
ORDINANCE
SECTION 1. — Amendment. The Kent City Code is amended to add a new
chapter 5.14, entitled `Rental Housing Safety," as follows:
Chapter 5.14
Rental Housing Safety
Sec. 5.14.010. Findings. Council declares that the citizens of the city of
Kent have a right to safe rental housing and that the city should assist rental
property owners and managers in order to reduce the occurrence of criminal
conduct on rental properties. The council finds that it is a reasonable exercise of
its police powers to require rental property owners to take reasonable steps to
prevent the use of rental property for criminal purposes, and that rental property
owners should be penalized in the event they take no action to discourage crime
from reoccurring on their rental properties. The council further finds that a
program that provides incentives to property owners who take proactive steps to
prevent criminal conduct on rental property will serve the public health, safety,
and welfare.
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Sec. 5.14.020. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context
or subject matter clearly requires otherwise, the words or phrases defined in this
section shall have the indicated meanings.
A. The term "code enforcement officer" shall have the same meaning as
provided in chapter 1.04 of the Kent City Code.
B. The term "criminal conduct" shall mean any criminal act that is defined by
the city of Kent, the state of Washington, or the United States as a misdemeanor,
gross misdemeanor, felony, or a crime, or is otherwise punishable by a sentence
in a correctional facility, Sail, or prison, that substantially affects the health and
safety of the tenant or other tenants. Gang or gang related activity, as those
terms are defined by RCW 59.18.030, shall also be considered criminal conduct.
The term shall also include drug related activity, the seizure of illegal drugs, and
the requirement that a tenant register as a sex offender.
C. The term "dwelling unit" shall mean a unit within rental property further
defined as:
1. A structure or that part of a structure which is used as a home,
residence, or sleeping place by one person or by two or more persons maintaining
a common household, including but not limited to units of rental property, mobile
homes as that term is defined in RCW 59.20.030, and manufactured homes as
that term is defined in RCW 59.20.030;
2. A single unit providing complete independent living facilities for one
or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating,
cooking, and sanitation; or
3. One (1) room, or rooms connected together, constituting a
separate, independent housekeeping establishment for owner occupancy, or
rental or lease on a weekly, monthly, or longer basis, and physically separated
from any other rooms or dwelling units which may be in the same structure or on
the same property, and containing independent cooking and sleeping facilities.
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D. The term "landlord" shall mean the owner, lessor, or sublessor of the
dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part and any person designated as a
representative of the landlord; any person or business entity such as a
corporation, limited liability corporation, partnership, or agency that owns,
operates, or manages rental housing or rental property; and in addition means
any person designated by the landlord who has authority to sign a lease or rental
agreement.
E. The term "police officer" shall mean any general authority, limited
authority, or specially commissioned Washington peace officer, or any federal
peace officer, as those terms are defined by Ch. 10 93 RCW, as now enacted or
hereafter amended.
F. The phrase "reasonable steps to reduce the likelihood that criminal conduct
will reoccur on the property" requires the landlord to report criminal conduct that
occurs on the property whenever the commission of criminal conduct on the rental
property is suspected, and further requires the landlord to take other steps to
prevent the recurrence of crime, which may include, but are not limited to one of
the following:
1. The landlord and on-site managers of the rental property attend
and complete the city's landlord training program or an equivalent training
program approved by the city within ninety (90) days from the date the notice
pursuant to KCC 5.14.080(B) is issued; or
2. The landlord pursues eviction to judgment of the tenant who is the
subject of a notice issued pursuant to KCC 5.14.080(B), and begins the eviction
process within thirty (30) from the date such notice is issued; or
3. In the event the landlord has not previously utilized a crime free
housing addendum, the landlord utilizes a crime free housing addendum for the
tenant who is the subject of a notice issued pursuant to KCC 5.14.080(B) within
sixty (60) days from the date the notice pursuant to KCC 5.14.080(8) is issued;
or
4. In the event the rental property, through its landlord, is not a
participant in the STAR program, the rental property participates in the STAR
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program within ninety (90) days from the date the notice is issued pursuant to
KCC 5.14.080(B).
5. The landlord requests the city's assistance pursuant to KCC
5.14.140.
G. The term `rental agreement" or "lease" shall have the same meaning as
the term "rental agreement" defined in RCW 59.18.030, as now enacted or
hereafter amended or recodified.
H. The terms "rental housing" or "rental property" shall mean a rental
housing facility of two or more dwelling units that are rented or intended to be
rented, are located on a single parcel or lot, and for which a postal address exists
or may exist for each individual unit, and the common areas and appurtenances
to the rental housing facility; provided, these terms shall also include any mobile
home park or manufactured housing community as those terms are defined by
RCW 59.20.030 as now enacted or hereafter amended. The terms shall not
include the following:
1. a condominium complex;
2. a retail, commercial, or industrial rental;
3. a properly registered and licensed nursing home; or
4. a properly registered and licensed assisted living facility.
I. The term "STAR" shall mean the Safe Tenants and Rentals program as
established in KCC 5.14.110.
J. The term "tenant" shall have the same meaning as the term "tenant" set
forth in RCW 59.18 030 and RCW 59.20.030, as those sections are now enacted
or hereafter amended or recodified.
K. The term "third party background check" shall mean a check of a person's
criminal conviction records that is conducted by the Washington State Patrol or
another lawfully licensed agency or entity in the business of conducting checks of
a person's criminal conviction records, and which produces for the requesting
party a report of the person's criminal conviction records. The third party
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background check shall report convictions for state charges from any of the states
in the United States and convictions for federal offenses.
Sec. 5.14.030. Business license required - Penalty.
A. License required. As a condition of operation, each and every rental
property within the city limits shall obtain and maintain a business license as
required by this chapter. The issuance of a license shall be considered a privilege
and not an absolute right of the landlord, and the possession of such license shall
not entitle the landlord to an automatic renewal of a business license. There shall
be assessed a penalty of $100 per day for each day that a rental property
operates without a valid and current business license for the first ten days of
noncompliance with this section, and up to $400 per day for each day in excess of
ten days of noncompliance with this section.
Sec. 5.14.040. Business license period — Fee — Conditions of
issuance.
A. Business license period. The business licensing period shall run from
January 1 through December 31 of each year.
B. Fees. Any application for a license required by this chapter shall be
accompanied by a fee as set forth in this section and KCC 5.14.060, if applicable.
Business licensing fees shall be due prior to the beginning of the business license
period. However, in the event a rental property is first constructed or commences
business after January 1, the fee shall be due at the time the certificate of
occupancy is issued, or if a certificate of occupancy is not required, the fee shall
be due on the date construction is completed, and shall be prorated for that
period of time in which a certificate of occupancy did not exist or construction was
not completed. The business license fee due for each rental property for the
business license period shall be as follows:
1. A rental property containing two (2) to ten (10) units - $100
2. A rental property containing eleven (11) to fifty (50) units - $200
3. A rental property containing more than fifty (50) units - $300
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Sec. 5.14.050. Business license — Application — Process.
A. Application form. The request for a license required by this chapter shall
be submitted on an application form provided by the city. A new application form
shall be submitted for an initial license and for any license renewal. In the event
any information required on the application form changes, the applicant shall
update the application form by submitting a new form to the city of Kent within
ten (10) days of the change.
Sec. 5.14.060. Business license fee — Increase for code violations.
A. Rental property shall be maintained in accordance with applicable building
codes pursuant to chapter 14.01 KCC, and shall be free of nuisances, graffiti,
litter, rodents, weeds, and junk vehicles in conformance with chapters 8.01, 8.04,
8.06, 8.07 and 8.08 KCC as now enacted or hereafter amended. The rental
property shall be maintained in accordance with all other codes applicable to
rental property.
B. If, at the time a landlord applies for a business license renewal, it is
determined that a notice of violation pursuant to chapter 1.04 KCC was issued
relating to the condition of the rental property, and the notice of violation was
issued within the calendar year preceding the year for which the new license is
required, the rental property shall be assessed an additional business license fee
of $1000, which shall be added to the fee required by KCC 5.14.040; provided,
this additional fee shall not be assessed in the event that, prior to the date of
application for the business license, a hearing examiner or a court with
jurisdiction has determined that the violation was not committed; and provided
further, that the additional fee shall not be required in the event the code
violation was voluntarily corrected pursuant to KCC 1 04.080(8), as that section is
now enacted or hereafter amended or recodified.
C. The additional fee established in subsection (B) of this section shall also
apply to the issuance of a new license if there is good cause to believe that the
landlord who owned the property transferred to property to a new landlord in
order to avoid the provisions of subsection B of this section.
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Sec. 5.14.070. Denial or revocation of business license - Appeal.
A. Denial or revocation of license. A license issued under this chapter may be
denied or revoked for the following reasons:
1. It is determined that the applicant failed to provide information
required on the license application, or provided false or misleading information.
2. The rental property is subject to an order of abatement for a code
violation pursuant to chapter 1.04 KCC or violation of the Revised Code of
Washington, and such order of abatement was issued by the city's hearing
examiner or a court with ,jurisdiction.
B. Process - Appeal. The denial or revocation of a business license required
by this chapter shall comply with the business license revocation procedures set
forth in Ch. 5.01 KCC. The denial or revocation of a business license required by
this chapter may be appealed in conformance with the requirements of Ch. 5.01
KCC.
Sec. 5.14.080. Tenant violations - Criminal conduct on property —
Notification to property owner — Property owner responsibilities — Civil
infraction.
A. Landlord responsible. It shall be the responsibility of the landlord to take
precautionary measures to reduce the likelihood that its rental property will be
used for criminal conduct. In the event a landlord is notified that criminal conduct
has occurred on the property, the landlord shall take reasonable steps to reduce
the likelihood that criminal conduct will reoccur on the property Repeated
criminal conduct committed by tenants or guests shall result in a civil infraction
chargeable to the landlord
B. Notice of criminal conduct. Upon the occurrence of criminal conduct on the
rental property, the police department may cause notice to be sent to the landlord
setting forth the date of the occurrence, the location of the occurrence, the nature
of the occurrence, and the name of the person who engaged in the occurrence.
Notice may be sent whenever the police department has reasonable grounds to
believe that criminal conduct has occurred on the rental property. Notice shall be
deemed properly delivered when it is either served upon the landlord or a
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property manager of the rental property, or is delivered by first class mail,
postage prepaid, or by certified mail, to the last know address of the landlord or
business license applicant as listed in the most recent business license application
on file with the city. The issuance of the notice set forth in this subsection shall
be a prerequisite to the issuance of a notice of infraction under subsection C of
this section; provided, the issuance of the civil infraction under subsection C of
this section shall constitute the notice of the third instance of criminal conduct.
C. Civil infraction. Three (3) instances of criminal conduct committed in the
same unit or anywhere on the rental property by the same tenant or any guest of
the tenant within any twelve (12) month period shall be deemed a civil infraction
chargeable to the landlord; provided, that when the conduct is committed by
guests of the tenant, the city need not establish that the criminal conduct was
committed by the same guest. Each instance of criminal conduct committed in
the same unit or anywhere on the rental property by the same tenant or any
guest of the tenant in excess of three (3) instances of criminal conduct in a twelve
(12) month period shall be considered an additional infraction chargeable to the
landlord.
D. Penalties. The following penalties shall apply:
1. Three (3) instances of criminal conduct committed in the same unit
or anywhere on the rental property by the same tenant or any guest of the
tenant:
STAR Participant Level A
$250
STAR Participant Level B
$500
STAR Participant Level C
$750
Non - STAR Participant
$1000
2. For every instance of criminal conduct committed in the same unit
or anywhere on the rental property by the same tenant or any guest of the tenant
in excess of three (3) instances of criminal conduct within the same twelve (12)
month period:
STAR Participant Level A $500
STAR Participant Level B $750
STAR Participant Level C $1000
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Non - STAR Participant $1250
Sec. 5.14.090. Civil infractions — Kent Municipal Court.
A. Junsdiction. Pursuant to chapter 3.50 RCW, as now enacted or hereafter
amended or recodified, the Kent Municipal Court shall have jurisdiction to hear
violations of KCC 5.14.080.
B. Filing. A civil infraction may be filed when there is reasonable grounds to
believe that a violation of KCC 5.14.080 has occurred.
C. Rules of procedure. Except as set forth in this chapter and except as other
rules apply, the Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (IRU) and all
local rules and policies as promulgated by the Kent Municipal Court shall govern
infraction proceedings and appeals of infractions filed pursuant to a violation of
KCC 5.14.080.
D. Burden of proof. The city shall have the burden of establishing an instance
of criminal conduct by a preponderance of the evidence. The entry of a certified
order of judgment and sentence, or other certified court document that
establishes a conviction or the entry of a deferred prosecution or sentence, or any
certified document maintained by the court that contains an entry of a finding of
guilt, an admission to the commission of the criminal conduct, and admission to
the facts that would establish the commission of the criminal conduct, or an
acknowledgement that there are sufficient facts to prove the instance of criminal
conduct, shall be sufficient proof of the occurrence of the criminal conduct;
provided, that an absence of such court document(s) shall not prohibit the city
from establishing that an instance of criminal conduct occurred. Police reports
and other documentary evidence shall be admissible as evidence of criminal
conduct, provided that such reports are certified pursuant to RCW 9A.72.085.
E. Costs and assessments. Any costs and assessments as required or
permitted by law shall be in addition to any fine or fees owing pursuant to this
chapter.
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Sec. 5.14.100. Civil infractions — Reasonable steps to reduce the
likelihood that criminal conduct will reoccur on the property - Defense.
A. It shall be a defense to an infraction filed pursuant to KCC 5.14.080 that,
subsequent to an act of criminal conduct, but prior to the issuance of a civil
infraction, the landlord took reasonable steps to reduce the likelihood that
criminal conduct will reoccur on the property; provided, this defense shall be
available on one occasion and shall not be available for repeat violations of KCC
5.14 080.
Sec. 5.14.110. Safe Tenants and Rentals program — Establishment
— Purpose. The city hereby establishes the Safe Tenants and Rentals program,
hereinafter "STAR." The purpose of STAR is to encourage landlords to establish
the foundation for the provision of safe rental properties to tenants, to avoid the
rental of units to those who engage in criminal conduct, to improve the quality of
available rental housing in the city, and to protect the public health, safety, and
welfare.
Sec. 5.14.120. Safe Tenants and Rentals program — Requirements.
A. The STAR program shall be voluntary, and no business license shall be
conditioned upon a rental property's status as a STAR participant.
B. The STAR program shall have three levels of participation as follows:
1. STAR Level C. In order to achieve STAR level C status, the
participant shall:
a. Utilize a crime free housing addendum for the lease of each
unit of the rental property as set forth in KCC 5 14.150, which makes criminal
conduct on the property a material breach of a covenant of the lease or rental
agreement, and enforce the terms of the crime free housing addendum.
b. As a condition of any rental agreement, reserve the right to
expel any person not specified on the rental agreement from the rental property.
C. Prohibit the employment of any manager or other on-site
employee who has been convicted, within the past ten (10) years, of a felony
criminal offense under the laws of the state of Washington or the equivalent laws
of another state or the federal government.
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d. Perform a third party background check of any person who
will be employed by the property owner or landlord and who will work on the
premises, and provide details of the third party background check procedures to
the Kent Police Department.
e. Perform a third party background check of any tenants, and
provide details of the third party background check procedures to the Kent Police
Department.
f. Maintain the property in accordance with applicable building
codes pursuant to KCC 14.01, and free of nuisances, graffiti, litter, rodents,
weeds, and dunk vehicles in conformance with Chapters 8.01, 8.04, 8.06, 8.07
and 8.08 KCC as now enacted or hereafter amended.
2. STAR Leve/ B: In order to achieve STAR level B status, the
participant shall:
a. Meet all of the requirements of Star level C status.
b. Enter and participate in the Kent Police Department's
Trespass Authorization Program.
C. The landlord and other employees of the landlord who work
either on the property for more than twenty (20) hours per week shall attend the
City of Kent's Landlord Training Program.
3. STAR Leve! A: In order to achieve STAR level A status, the
participant shall:
a. Meet all of the requirements of Star levels C and B.
b. The property owner shall obtain from the Kent Police
Department a security survey to assess the rental property's compliance with
standards relating to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design.
C. The property shall comply with RCW 59.18.060 relating to
the Residential Landlord -Tenant Act, or RCW 59 20.130 relating to the
Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord Tenant Act, as those sections are now
enacted or hereafter amended or recodified.
Section 5.14.130 Safe Tenants and Rentals program — Benefits.
STAR certified properties will be provided with the following benefits:
1. Advertisement of STAR status on the City's website.
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2. A plaque and or other sign(s) to display on the rental property that
displays the property's STAR status.
3. The authority of the rental property to utilize its STAR status in any
advertising.
4. All business license fees as required by this chapter shall be waived.
Sec. 5.14.140. City assistance to landlords.
A. When criminal conduct occurs on rental property, or the occurrence of
criminal conduct on the rental property is suspected by the landlord, the landlord
may request the assistance of the city in taking steps to reduce the likelihood that
criminal conduct will reoccur on the property. The city shall assist landlords when
such a request is made, and such assistance may include, but not be limited to
the following:
1. Providing the landlord with disclosable information relating to the
criminal conduct which has occurred on the property.
2. Having a police officer communicate with the tenant suspected of
engaging in the criminal conduct regarding the ramifications of continued criminal
conduct.
3. Providing advice to the landlord regarding methods of preventing
the reoccurrence of criminal conduct.
4. Providing the landlord with resources available to assist the landlord
in pursuing eviction of the tenant.
B. A request for the assistance of the city pursuant to this section shall be
considered a "reasonable step to reduce the likelihood that criminal conduct will
reoccur on the property" under KCC 5.14.020(F)(5); provided, the following shall
apply:
1. The landlord shall cooperate with the city's assistance and take
reasonable measures to implement the suggested methods of the city to reduce
the reoccurrence of criminal conduct on the property.
2. A request for assistance shall in no way relieve the landlord of the
duty to comply with any section of this chapter.
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Sec. 5.14.150. Rental agreement — Crime free housing addendum.
In order to obtain STAR level status, the landlord shall, as a condition of any
rental agreement, require the tenant to sign a crime free housing addendum,
which shall make it a material term and covenant of the lease or rental agreement
that the tenant will not engage in criminal conduct on the property. The crime
free housing addendum shall become a material part of the rental agreement. In
the event the crime free housing addendum is violated by the tenant, the landlord
shall take all lawful action to evict the tenant from the rental housing. The crime
free rental housing addendum shall be in substantially the following form:
Crime Free Housing Addendum
In consideration of the original execution or continuation of the lease or rental
agreement relating to the below signed Tenant's lease or rental of the unit, the
Tenant hereby agrees to the following material terms, conditions, and covenants:
1. A Tenant, any member of the Tenant's household, or a guest or
other person affiliated with the Tenant shall not engage in criminal conduct on the
property, including any unit rented or leased or the common areas of the
property. Criminal conduct shall be defined as any act that is defined by the city
of Kent, the state of Washington, or the United States as a misdemeanor, gross
misdemeanor, felony, or a crime. Gang or gang related activity, as those terms
are defined by RCW 59.18 030, shall also be considered criminal conduct.
2. The Landlord or property owner, or his or her designee, shall have
the right and authority to bar or prohibit any person not specified on the rental
agreement from the property, including from the unit, for good cause. Good
cause shall include conduct that is, at the sole discretion of the Landlord or his or
her designee, criminal conduct, disruptive to tenants of the property or
neighboring properties, or destructive to the rental property or neighboring
properties.
3. When a person has been barred or prohibited from the property by
the Landlord or his or her designee, any attempt by the Tenant to license, allow,
invite, fail to exclude, or otherwise permit the person to enter any portion of the
property, including the unit rented by the Tenant or the common areas of the
property, shall be considered a material violation and breach of the rental
agreement or lease, and shall be grounds for termination of the rental agreement
or lease.
4. The Tenant shall comply with the terms and conditions of RCW
59.18.130 (residential tenants) or RCW 59 20.080 (manufactured/mobile home
tenants), which is incorporated herein by this reference.
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5. The Tenant shall not park any inoperable vehicle on the rental
property and agrees that the Landlord or his or her designee shall have the right
to remove the inoperable vehicle from the property at the Tenant's expense.
ANY VIOLATION OF THE ABOVE PROVISIONS SHALL BE A MATERIAL AND
IRREPARABLE VIOLATION OF THE RENTAL AGREEMENT OR LEASE AND
SHALL BE GOOD CAUSE FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE TENANT'S
RESIDENCY AND SHALL RESULT IN EVICTION; PROVIDED, IF EVICTION
WOULD, UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, BE APPROPRIATE AS A
RESULT OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT BEING COMMITTED ON THE PROPERTY,
THEN, THE TENANT MAY NOT BE EVICTED IF THE TENANT WAS A VICTIM
OR DEPENDENT OF THE VICTIM OF THE CRIMINAL CONDUCT WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE RENTAL PROPERTY, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT
THIS ADDENDUM SHALL NOT BE INTERPRETED OR APPLIED CONTRARY
TO THE RIGHTS PROVIDED IN RCW 59.18.580.
By signing below, Tenant agrees that this addendum is a reasonable obligation or
restriction pursuant to RCW 59.18.140, and that Tenant has a duty to comply with
its terms.
In case of conflict between the provisions of this addendum and any other
provisions of the rental agreement or lease, the provisions of this addendum shall
govern.
This addendum is hereby incorporated into the rental agreement or lease
executed or renewed either this day or on a prior occasion between the Landlord
and Tenant.
Landlord Tenant
Date: Date.
Sec. 5.14.160. Other remedies not waived. The city may use any
means available at law or equity to enforce any provision of this chapter, and
may, in addition to any other available remedy, seek injunctive relief, declaratory
relief, execution of any judgment, or abatement. The City may, at its discretion,
refer any fines owing to a collection agency for collection. Nothing in this chapter
shall be interpreted to prohibit the city from enforcing any applicable regulation,
ordinance or statute applicable to rental property or landlords.
SECTION 2. - Severability. If any one or more section, subsections, or
sentences of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and
the same shall remain in full force and effect.
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SECTION 3, - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force thirty (30) days from and after Its passage as provided by I3*.
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ATTEST:
BRENDA JACOBER, CITY RK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
L e L ,
T BRUB KER, CITY ATTORNEY
, MAYOR
PASSED: day of r" , 2007.
APPROVED: �1 day of2007.
PUBLISHED: day of 2&4"etl� 2007.
I hereby certify that this Is a true copy of Ordinance No., 5y passed by
the city council of the city of Kent, Washington, and approved by the mayor of the
city of Kent as hereon Indicated.
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